Contents
1 Installing and configuring Tru64 for the XP disk array
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Features and requirements
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Fibre Channel interface
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Device emulation types
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Failover
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SNMP configuration
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XP RAID Manager command devices
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Installation roadmap
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Installing and configuring the disk array
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Setting the host mode and host group mode for the disk array ports
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Setting the System Option Modes
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Configuring the Fibre Channel ports
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Fibre address
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Fabric and connection parameter settings
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Installing and configuring the host
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Loading the operating system and software
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Installing and configuring the FCAs
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Set FCA fabric mode
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Using wwidmgr
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Configuring system files
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Clustering and fabric zoning
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Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems
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Connecting the disk array
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Defining the paths
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Verifying host recognition of disk array devices
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Configuring disk devices
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Writing the partition labels
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Procedure to write the partition label:
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Creating the file systems
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Creating a file system for each device:
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Creating an advanced file system:
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Creating mount directories
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Mounting the file systems
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Mounting a Tru64 file system:
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Mounting an advanced file system:
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Verifying the file systems
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Setting and verifying automatic mounting at bootup
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Checking path failover
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2 Troubleshooting
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Error conditions
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3 Support and other resources
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Related documentation
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XP Disk Array Configuration Guide for Tru64 UNIX
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